Was Rushdie’s Attacker Trained by Hezbollah? Plus. . .

It’s Wednesday, May 21. This is The Front Page, your daily window into the world of The Free Press—and our take on the world at large. Today: DOGE and the NIH go to war; Elon says he’s halting his political spending; the top-secret scandal at Area 52; and much more.

But first: Was Salman Rushdie’s attacker acting alone?

Last week, Hadi Matar was sentenced…